The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16

approaching with appalling rapldity, As
It whirled along nothing peemed TO etand
before Its demon.like Jury. Huge oaks
that bad stood Tor years we've leyelsd IA
though they had been Rtraws. The air
was filled with roofs, broken timbers and
debris Of all kinda. - :
The frantic cries Of alarm given by
those who were frat on the streets, and
the awful roar that preceded the dense
cloud had been sufficient warning, and
nearly all were able to reach some abel.
tered spot before the fury OF the wind
burst on the town. $50 0g. E'"I-
e,i AWAY WITH A CRASH. 0. T.
There was m awful chorus Of sounds es
the black column bore down on tho town,
that lasted for about two minutes, and
then 1t was all over. Heard above the
slckening roar was the crash OF buildings
and trees as they were leveled; the cries
OF women and children and the yells OF
panic.stricken men. The air wss filed
with roofs that were lifted bodily and
carried three and four squares; bricks
were hurled from honseiops; weather.
boarding and shingles were driven through
the air for q distance, In some instances, OF
over q mile; chimneys crashed down
through the roofs and ceilings; telegraph
and telephone poes were blown down
and the wires tangled.
n TIE crcLoNE'a TRACK.
Tho course Of tho cyclone as 1t passed
through St. Clairsville was from tho west
to the east, or to speak more exactly, from
a little south Of wos. to east OF north, As
lar as known the first damage dono west
Of the town waa at the County Inhrmary,
whore the large and coatly utables and
barn were completely demolished, scarce.
ly a timber being left standing, Large
amounts Of grain, hGy aud other products
were carried away from here. Tho whirl.
wind then passed over to the town Of
East Richlsnd, where incalculable injury
10 reported to have been done. Sweeping
on eastward In it's course it struck the
new modern brick mansion Of Calvin Pat.
ton on tho old Woodmanaoe farm and Low.
eled 1t to the ground. Continuing lis con-
querlng course 1t Bwirled for eecond
around the large two-story brick residence
OF Richard Riley, overturniBg ii with a
crash. Then the courae changed to the
south and east, striking tho tine residence
OF Benj. Barkhufs!, aouth OF tho town,
better known as the Judge Ruggles prop.
erty, completely destroying it; continu.
ing It's course eastward along the border OF
the Mckelvey farm, overthrowing the
new house and barn Of MIR. Joseph Young,
RulS ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.
It completely destroyed the pride Of St.
Claifsville-the old lair grounda. Oh the
fifty grand old oaks that stood 30 proudly.
within the enclosure and under WHOSE
shade st. Clairaville has sought recreation
Tor years past, forty.Bsven were torn I'D
by the roots. 1t was desolate looking
sight to see those grand old forest trees
lying prone on the ground. Their loss
can never be replaced. All ths buildings
and stables on the grounds, except two,
email unimportant ones, were pwept away.
Still going eastward The cyclone, its
fury unsbsata .41Ssk tho valuable grove
q hRbsr on the thompson :arm east OF
town, aud go peeled aaa snapped and
twisted the trees that the place looked as
though it might have stood in the line OF
q heavy cannonading. The point where
the whirling column sgsin crossed the
pike and started in the direction Of Mar
tins Ferry is about three.quarters OF a
mile east oi town.